Day two at Senior Champs saw BSC swimmers go 2 for 3 in the best time category Chase Lesniak swam two best times in the 100 Breast (65th) and 400IM (42nd) Chris Vega swam to an 85th place in the 100Fly

2012 Long Course Senior Championships hosted at the University of Chicago kicked off on Thursday night with the 800Meter Freetyles. BSC Swam to 100% Best Times 2 New Sectional Cuts, and 1 New Team Record! Kael Ragnini dropped 5 seconds for a 29th place finish Becca Elrod dropped 29 seconds for a 10th place finish and a New Sectional Qualifying Time Maggie Emary dropped 32 seconds for a 5th place finish a New Sectional Qualifying Time and New Team Record   Great Job Ladies!! Way to Get us Started off...

BSC Teammates braved the rising Mercury at Deerspring pool and swam some amazing times! BSC Dominated the standings in the 1500m free with Emma Barnett and Kirsten Jacobsen going 1-2 on the women's side.  Riley Lehman, Maggie Emary, Becca Elrod, Mekenna Scheitlin.and JJ Kleinjan all swam Championship Qualifying Times! In the nightcap of this daily double header say more success by BSC Teammates! A New Team Record in the 10 and Under 400Free by Jack Hoppe as well as a new 11-12 qualifying time. Dan Emary also followed Jack with...

Here are some general Tips to make sure BSC is 100% Ready to Perform at our Championship Meets. Rest—As practice becomes less intense and less volume keep in mind this is to allow the body to adapt to the work load and produce better performance. Going out for “extra” activity like a 2 mile run, 2hours at the water park, staying up extra late will only hurt this adaptation process and hurt performance. Practice—Stay focused on where you want to be at your Championship Meet. See yourself doing well at...

Fourth of July Parade Come walk with the team in Barrington's  Fourth Of July Parade! All swimmers, and parents are encouraged to join us for this home town event!  Wear your Grey and red Team shirt, or red team shirt and come join the fun!    We will meet in the designated Orange area of the high school parking lot at 8:30 am on July 4.  Any participant 8 and under must have a parent accompany them during the parade.  All swimmers will need to be met at the train station parking lot...

57 BSC Teammates traveled to Champaign over the weekend to compete in the Illinois Open hosted by the CCYMCA Heat. Barrington Swim Club did very well with the Women's Team coming in 3rd Overall and the Men's Team coming in Second. The Combined Team was 3rd! The team swam to 70% Best Times with over 60 New ISI Championship Qualifying Times. BSC Swimmers swam tough against some pretty good competition with some unusually long sessions. What an encouraging set up for the second half of the season. Keep working Hard...

In the Second game of the summer season the Girls Summer Polo Team defeated St. Charles North 12-6. The Boys Team had a hard faught 5-14 Loss. The next game is at BHS on Thursday Night vs.St. Charles East Girls will start at 7:45 Boys will Start at 9:00

The Edge—What is it and How do you Get It! When anyone talks about “the edge” I think of two things: shaving cream and the band member from U2. In a high expectation, high achievement community like ours we spend time, maybe too much time, looking for a way for our children to get ahead. Nothing wrong with that as parents we all want the best for our kids, we want them to succeed. The Edge in swimming is not given out like candy on Halloween, it is earned by...

The Summer Water Polo Club got off to a solid start on Thursday Night against the District Unified Team. The Girls' Team posted a 9-3 Win. The Boys Squad played to a hard faught 13-13 Tie. The Next Game will be June 21st Away at St. Charles North. Great Job Team!

Great Info From USA Swimming!! Share with your Swimmers!! "Coach I'm really nervous!". I have heard these words over and over again during my 35 year career in coaching. Discussing what anxiety is and why it’s caused, there are two types of anxiety-somatic (dealing with the physical symptoms of anxiety) and cognitive (dealing with the mental and emotional symptoms). This article will address how to gain control of your anxiety so you can regain control of your performance. Reducing Somatic Anxiety Since somatic anxiety has to do with the body,...